Visual Vocab Unit 2 Map skills

Unit 2 Map Skills

VISUAL

VOCABULARY

Equator

An imaginary
line that runs
horizontally
through the
center of the
Earth, dividing
the Northern
and Southern
hemispheres.

REALLY

HOT

Prime

Meridian

An imaginary line that
runs through the
center of the Earth
vertically dividing the
Eastern and Western
hemispheres.

TIME!

Map Key

A small chart included
on a map that gives
descriptions of what
symbols are used and
what they stand for.

TO READ
THE MAP!

Scale

Represents the
distance between two
locations on the map.
Ex: 1 inch on the map
equals 1 mile on the
ground.

LOCATION
& LENGTH
IS THE
RULER!

Compass Rose

A design on a map that

shows directions.

SHOWS

DIRECTIONS

Cardinal

Directions

The four major compass
points of North, South,

East, West used to

navigate a map.

1 2 3 4

NORTH

SOUTH

Intermediate

Directions

The in-between

compass points of

Northeast, Northwest,
Southeast, Southwest.

IN BETWEEN

Symbol

A picture that is used to represent an

object on a map.

ORIGINAL EMOJIS

pHYSICAL

mAP

This map shows natural
landforms. These may

include and are not limited

to rivers, lakes and

mountains.

LANDFORMS

MOUNTAINS

pOLITICAL

mAP

This map shows boundaries
defining nations, countries,

states, provinces and

territories and the major
cities that lie within them.

LINES

CITIES & COUNTRIES